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Graham Sutherland — Landscape with Green Hill
Graham Sutherland

Landscape with Green Hill

"Landscape with Green Hill" exemplifies Graham Sutherland's distinctive approach to landscape painting, wherein natural forms are distorted and abstracted to convey emotional intensity rather than literal representation. Sutherland employs organic, flowing lines and a somewhat muted yet evocative palette to transform the English countryside into a psychologically charged scene that bridges figuration and abstraction. The work reflects the artist's interest in the expressive potential of landscape, particularly his practice of drawing directly from nature before translating those observations into emotionally heightened compositions in the studio.

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EXHIBITED London, Fischer Fine Art, British Neo-Romantics, July - August 1983: this exhibition travelled to Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, August - September 1983. London, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Graham Sutherland, October 1993, exhibition not numbered. Kendall, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Exultant Strangeness Graham Sutherland Landscapes, June - September 2013, exhibition not numbered: this exhibition travelled to London, Crane Kalman Gallery, September - November 2013. Conditions of sale Brought to you by Pippa Jacomb Director, Head of Day Sale PJACOMB@CHRISTIES.COM +44 (0) 20 7389 2293

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Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale

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Estimate: $4,000$6,000

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Graham Sutherland, Landscape with Green Hill

"Landscape with Green Hill" exemplifies Graham Sutherland's distinctive approach to landscape painting, wherein natural forms are distorted and abstracted to convey emotional intensity rather than literal representation. Sutherland employs organic, flowing lines and a somewhat muted yet evocative palette to transform the English countryside into a psychologically charged scene that bridges figuration and abstraction. The work reflects the artist's interest in the expressive potential of landscape, particularly his practice of drawing directly from nature before translating those observations into emotionally heightened compositions in the studio.

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Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Christie's, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

20th Century, British Artist, Landscape, Canvas, Modern Art, Oil Painting, Nature, Moody, Organic Forms, Neo-Romanticism

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